Severe hepatic encephalopathy with mechanical ventilation may inform waitlist priority in acute liver failure: A UNOS database analysis.
Jiayi MaJames E SlavenLauren D NephewKavish R PatidarArchita P DesaiEric S OrmanChandrashekhar A KubalNaga ChalasaniMarwan GhabrilPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2023)
Cumulative organ failure, especially neurologic and respiratory failure, significantly impacts waitlist and post-LT mortality in patients with ALF and may inform risk-prioritized allocation of organs.
Keyphrases
- respiratory failure
- mechanical ventilation
- liver failure
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- intensive care unit
- hepatitis b virus
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- early onset
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- type diabetes
- emergency department
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- drug induced
- electronic health record
- data analysis